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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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